‘He’s part of my family’: Wes Anderson talks about Bill Murray’s ‘misconduct’ accusation

Last October, Bill Murray was accused of “inappropriate behavior” on the set of Being Mortal, directed by Aziz Ansari. After that, the actor apologized: “I did something I thought was funny and it wasn’t”he explained.

In the wake of these allegations, several people who worked with Bill Murray testified to the latter’s tyrannical attitude on set.

“He grabbed my ankles and threw me into the trash, shouting, “Trash, trash!” I was scared, ran, hid under the table in the dressing room and cried.”In particular, he entrusted the comedian Seth Green.

Geena Davis or Lucy Liu also talked about the actor’s bad mood on the set of Quick Change and Charlie’s Angels. “I was shaking all over, I was dying of embarrassment. He was going to make sure I knew my place.”– writes Gina Davis in her autobiography dying of old age Recounting Bill Murray’s humiliation in front of the entire camera crew.

During the promotion of Asteroid City, the actor was defended by director Wes Anderson, who has repeatedly collaborated with Murray. “My experience with Bill is very extensive. He has been very helpful from the beginning”explained the director, quoted in the columns variety.

“I don’t want to talk about other people’s experiences with him, but he’s definitely part of my family. You know, he’s my daughter’s godfather. He actually named her.”Wes Anderson emphasized. Then the director assured that the allegations of inappropriate behavior against Bill Murray will not change his relationship with the actor.

From Rushmore to La Vie Aquatique through The Darjeeling Limited, Moonrise Kingdom or The Grand Budapest Hotel, the actor has contributed to almost all of Wes Anderson’s projects. He was originally supposed to star in Asteroid City, but had to drop out in favor of Steve Carell. Anderson said the allegations were unrelated.

“There was some confusion about what happened to Bill. He was supposed to play the motel manager, who is played by Steve Carell, and Bill had a stroke four days before shooting. He was in Ireland and, in the case of our film, we had. So many people’s schedules that were left unclear. “.– said the director.

“The people that Bill was supposed to be doing scenes with weren’t around when he went through the COVID protocols and everything. And he was actually very sick. So Bill skipped his part and Steve Carell came on. . He was amazing, I loved his presence, I met him, he showed up and we hit it off immediately.”The filmmaker concluded, adding that he saw Bill Murray again, invited to the set in Spain.

Asteroid City, directed by Wes Anderson, hits theaters on June 21.